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Well, say what you will about Microsoft, but their business model is primarily to sell technology. Google's business model is to use technology to sell ads.
by mbreese 15y ago
Well, say what you will about Microsoft, but their business model is primarily to sell technology. Google's business model is to use technology to sell ads.
- jrockway 15y agoBut remember, you are Microsoft's product, not their customer. When you demand to use Windows, it means that the OEMs have to negotiate Windows licenses for new computers, or you'll buy some other OEM's box. That means the OEM is the customer that Microsoft gets money from, meaning you are only tangentially important. (The Office market is the same way: Office is sold as being the "don't retrain your staff" solution. Companies then buy site licenses, leaving individual users relatively powerless. Microsoft sells to your IT department, not to you.)
- jrochkind1 15y agoquite right, but "you are the product" is obviously even more true of Google, selling you to advertisers, right? Microsoft just wants you to want their product. Google wants to know everything about you so they can sell you to advertisers. More and more, to all companies, especially tech companies, we are commodities to be sold.
- Drbble 15y agoNice to see the stupid "you are the product" meme subverted.